Three Defiances and Uncle Algie

[frugalarugala]

No: HPFGUIDX 112855

Frugalarugala (then): 
> > Then there's Great Uncle Algie, AKA the gloved balcony dangler 
> > of the WW. <snip> 
>
> Carol:
> I don't remember any gloves in the anecdote about Neville being
> dropped, and I don't see anything sinister in Trevor. 

Frugalarugala: 
Carol, it was a Michael Jackson reference... Though actually IIRC 
Neville was like eight at the time, rather than a baby.

Carol:
> Clearly, you see things differently. Can you explain why you think
> that Trevor "proves" (indicates?) that Algie is evil?

Frugalarugala: 
Although I really think that Uncle Algie might have been trying to 
prune the family tree, if Neville didn't have magic, "Trevor proving 
it" was a joke. There was a thread going at the time I posted this, 
speculating that Trevor might be yet another animagi, because he 
keeps disappearing on Neville. 

Actually, I've just always been bugged by the bits with Trevor. I 
hope he has some importance in the whole storyline other than giving 
Neville something to panic over, 'cause I like Neville when he's not 
worrying over that toad, but I suspect his sole purpose is to show 
Neville's worrywart, panicky side. 

But even though I was being facetious, but I do think Uncle Algie 
might have been pruning. I mean, what if Neville HAD been a squib? 
He said he nearly drowned, and he's a wizard, if he had been a squib 
would he have been a goner? Squibs presumably aren't more tough than 
wizards. 

Oh, and as far as the Mimbulus Mimbletonia goes, yeah Neville likes 
it--but who the hell gives plants that sprays stinkiness as birthday 
presents?! (Actually, I can't even type that without laughing! FTD 
has nothing on Uncle Algie!) Neville likes it, I know.